Analyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.
Accounts Officer Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Accounts Officer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Set-up and monitoring of any Direct Debit arrangements;
- Assisting in raising sales invoices and credit notes, statements;
- Assisting the MD and Office Manager, working closely with external accountants;
- Reconciling bank accounts and other balance sheet accounts;
- Importing sales invoices and inputting purchase invoices into their accounting system;
- Taking on Credit Control duties where necessary;
- Raising and issuing customer statements and ensuring timely follow up of all outstanding payments.
Requirements:
- A good sense of humour;
- Basic IT knowledge and core Microsoft Office skills essential (Excel, Outlook, Word);
- Managing outbound customer invoicing and ensuring the accuracy of recording payments;
- Strong attention to detail;
- A degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent with a 2:1 or relevant experience;
- Ability to multitask and prioritise daily activities;
- Ideally studying towards AAT, ACCA or CIMA;
- Expertise in Sage Line 50, Online billing and invoicing systems;
- 1 to 3 years of experience in Accounts;
- A proactive approach with the ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised.